Grip-handle for implements.



No. 869,213. PATENTED'OGT. 22. 1907.

J. c. Ross.

GRIP HANDLE POR IMP-LBMENTS.

APPLIOATION FILED uuml. 1907;

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN C. ROSS, OF ELYRIA, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE ROSS STAMPING COMPANY, OF ELYRIA,

' OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

GRIP-HANDLE FOR IMPLEMENTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 22, 1907.

Application filed March 2l, 1907. Serial No. 363,555-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN O. Ross, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elyria, in the county oi Lorain and State oi Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grip-Handles for Implements, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to handles for hand implements, and its object is to provide a D-shaped handle for shovels, spades, scoops and other implements, iormed completely from a single sheet of metal. This being accomplished, the advantages of additional strength per unit ot weight oi material employed, durability, and low cost of manufacture, follow as natural corollaries under present conditions of the availabilit and comparative cost of materials.

The method of making the implement handle described herein, and its application to certain tools will be more fully understood by reference to my applications iled herewith, entitled, Method of making shovels, Serial No. 363,557, and Shovel, Serial No. 363,556.

The handle ol my present invention may be attached to any desired form ol' blade, iork, or other tool, in any suitable way; but, considered simply as a handle, it is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure l is a plan ol a handle blank as cut from sheet Fig. 2 is a view of said blank partly formed into a handle. Fig. 3 is a rear view of a handle completed. Fig. 4 is a side view, and Fig. 5 is a iront view of a handle as in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a view of the side opposite to that sh own in Fig. 4, showing also a modification of the form oi the grip end.

The reference letter a indicates a blank cut from.

sheet metal with an outline similar to that shown in Fig. I. The preferable material used is low carbon sheet steel, and it is economical to employ dies which are mounted in a press capable oi cutting out several blanks in one operation. The metal of the blank may be oi a uniform thickness throughout, or of variable thickness.

The body portion d oi the blank is bent and rolled up lengthwise into a tube, which may be either straight or bent crosswise, according to the construction of the complete implement for which the handle is intended. The rectangular termination f is also rolled up longitudinally to form a tube which ordinarily is cylindrical, but which may be varied to suit conditions of service, as, for example, the form shown in Fig. 6 which is intended for a tamping shovel handle. I t is preferred to iorm the tubes d and f respectively in two operations between dies, the first operation bending the flats so that their cross sections are U-shaped, and the second operation completing the tubes.

As shown in Fig. l, an elongated neck b connects the parts d and f, and a corresponding arm or tongue e projects from the part d parallel with the neck b. Apertures c and g are punched inb and e respectively, and a recess h is formed in the end oi the arm e. These apertures and recess are located and sized to receive the respective ears i', m and j, which project from the rectangular portion f. After thetube d is formed, and preierably while it is still held firmly between its forming dies, the arms b and e are bent and spread apart, as shown in Fig. 2. These arms may be spread and formed by a die moving lengthwise against the dies employed for completing the formation of the tube d. The y arm b is then bent at its junction with the tubular grippiece f, so that the latter is brought down and sprung into place between the arms b and e with 'the ear 't' projecting through the aperture c, the ear m inserted through the aperture g, and the ear j lying in the recess h. The grip-member f in Fig. 2 is shown partly bent down, and the remaining figures show it in completed position. The arms b and e are then pressed close to the ends of the grip-piece f, and the ears i, j and m bent over and pressed or hammered down against said arms, as shownin Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6, thereby completing a rigid D-shaped grip handle.

In the construction set forth, it is seen that the tubular handle portion d is formed of an integral body of sheet metal, which may be welded, brazed, or otherwise held together, if desired` along its single seam Zto insure the maximum strength. Moreover, the gripmember is attached to the side pieces oi the D-handle by means of lugs which pass entirely through the body of the latter, and secure the parts firmly in place, rather than by depending exclusively upon a cross-section oi metal which has been subjected to a bending strain, for obtaining such attachment. The edges of the joint lc in the grip-piece may also be welded or brazed together, but in the cheaper grades of handles this operation may be dispensed with. Thus, a rough implement handle having a D-shaped grip-handle is produced from a single blank of sheet metal, being integral and substantial in all its parts; and all that remains to be done is to smooth and iinish it ii desired, and 'attach it by any suitable means to any implement for which it is adapted.

I further point out and distinctly claim as my invention- 1. In an implement handle integrally formed of sheet metal, a tubular handle portion having a single seam, side arms of a grip handle branching therefrom, and a grippiece connecting said side arms, substantially as set forth.

2. In an integral .implement handle, the combination with a tubular handle portion formed of an integral sheet of metal having a single vertical seam, of terminals forming side pieces for a '.D-handle integral therewith, anda tubular grip-member integral with one of said side pieces and extending transversely thereof, the same being secured to the opposite side piece, substantially as set forth.

3. In an implement handle integrally formed of a single sheet metal blank, a tubular handle portion having a single seam. side arms of a grip handle branching therefrom, a grip-piece connecting said side arms, and means for holding said grip-piece to said side arms, substantially as set forth,

al. In an implement handle integrally formed of a single blank of sheet metal, a tubular handle portion having a single seam, side arms of a grip handle branching therefrom, a tubular grip-piece integral with one of said side arms, and means for securing said grippiece to the other side arm, substantially as set forth.

5. In an implement handle formed of single blank of sheet metal, a tubular handle portion, a pair of side arms of a grip handle branching therefrom, a tubular grip-piece integral with one of said side arms, and projecting ears of said grip-piece adapted to engage the said side arms to hold the parts rigidly in place, substantially as set forth.

6. In an implement handle formed of a single blank of sheet metal, a tubular handle portion, a pair of side arms of a grip handle branching therefrom, a tubular grippiece integral with one of said side arms, and cars projecting from the ends of said grip-piece engaging suitable apertures in the respective side arms and bent down to overlap said side arms, substantially as set forth.

T. An implement handle formed complete ot' a single sheet metal blank, Comprising a tubular handle portion, side arms of a grip handle integral with and branching from one end of said handle portion, a tubular grip-piece having one end integral with one 0f said side arms, a dowel connection between the grip-piece and the attached side arm, and projections upon the free end of thegrip-pieee engaging suitable apertures in and overlapping the unattached side arm, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses at Cleveland, Ohio, this 6th day ot' March, 1907.

JOHN C. ROSS. Witnesses F. F. HUNT, C. H. COLLINS. 

